NTSB reports on City of Boston

NTSB releases report on fishing vessel Grace Marie sinking

The failure of the doubler-plated hull under the engine room likely caused the flooding and sinking of the 1978-built fishing vessel Grace Marie near Gloucester, Mass., last year, the National Transportation Safety

With the ship fire extinguished, the response moves into the salvage and investigation phase.

VIDEO: Port Newark ship fire extinguished

The ship fire that broke out aboard the Grimaldi RO/RO Grande Costa d’Avorio on the evening of July 5 has finally been extinguished, Capt. Zeita Merchant, the captain of the port of

maritime cybersecurity

Op-Ed: The geopolitics of maritime cybersecurity

By Professor Basil Germond, Chair in International Security, Lancaster University  The maritime sector, like other sectors of the economy and society, is targeted by cyber criminals seeking personal and commercial data (e.g.,

Port Newark ship fire thermal imaging

VIDEO: Port Newark ship fire continues to burn

The deadly car carrier fire aboard the Grimaldi Deep Sea RO/RO vessel Grande Costa d’Avorio that cost two Newark firefighters their lives continued to burn today and seemed likely to continue burning

Newark car carrier fire

VIDEO: Efforts to fight Newark car carrier fire continue

Two firefighters lost their lives last night battling a car carrier fire that broke out aboard the Grimaldi Deep Sea RO/RO vessel Grande Costa d’Avorio in Port Newark. As of midday today,

Jim Kearns and Andrew Lee on protecting maritime vessels from phishing and cyber crime

Op-Ed: Protecting vessels against phishing and malware intrusion

By Andrew R. Lee and James A. Kearns Imagine this scenario, fresh back from leave after a high-seas piracy incident, the captain stood on the bridge of the Babylon Sister, a massive

The rate of cybersecurity breaches in the maritime industry is increasing with cyber criminals learning how to exploit a minor breach.

Op-Ed: How to mitigate risk against a cybersecurity breach

By Kristin McGillicuddy, Senior Marketing Manager, Commercial & Leisure Maritime There is no doubt that the rate of cybersecurity breaches in the maritime industry is increasing in both frequency and scope with

Both the size of the area impacted by high water, and the duration of high-water events, are growing.

When rivers rise: developing a high-water action plan 

By Michael Breslin, Director – Safety & Sustainability, American Waterways Operators  In less than eight months, the Mississippi River’s water levels have experienced significant fluctuations. In October 2022, the river reached unprecedented

RCMP is examining loss of Titan submersible

Canada: RCMP and TSB start Titan submersible investigations

When the ship that launched the doomed submersible Titan, the Research Vessel Polar Prince, returned to St John’s, Newfoundland, Saturday, among the first to board it were investigation teams from the Canadian

Oily rag fire engulfs yacht

Oily rag fire totaled $1.5 million yacht

Here’s one that could be filed under “always read the manufacturer’s instructions.” A National Transportation Safety Board report released this week highlighed the fire hazards of improperly stored oily rags on vessels,

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